'Moses moments' inspire entrants.If you were to create an 11th commandment, what would it be? The Methodist church in the United Kingdom, along with a popular satirical British Web site, www.shipoffools.com, asked visitors to send their best answers by text message and received 2,000 responses. Five contestants won camera phones for suggesting: * Thou shalt not Thou Shalt Not is the initial phrase of most of the Ten Commandments brought forth by Moshe the prophet. It can also mean:
* Thou shalt not kill  This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. in the name of any god;
* Thou shalt not confuse text with love; * Thou shalt not consume thine thine pron. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Used to indicate the one or ones belonging to thee. adj. A possessive form of thou1 Used instead of thy before an initial vowel or h own body weight in fudge, and * Thou shalt not be negative. "We were thrilled to receive so many 11th commandments from people having 'Moses moments,'" said Simon Jenkins For the writer and designer Simon Jenkins, see Ship of Fools (website) Sir Simon Jenkins (born 10 June 1943) is a British newspaper columnist currently associated with The Guardian after fifteen years with News International titles. , Ship of Fools The ship of fools is an old allegory that has long been used in Western culture in literature and paintings. With a sense of self-criticism, it describes the world and its human inhabitants as a vessel whose deranged passengers neither know nor care where they are going. editor. The competition was promoted on drink mats and postcards distributed to pubs, cafes, cinemas and other public places. "The response to this competition, including the media interest from right round the world, shows that people are definitely interested in talking about values and spiritual issues, even on a night out," said Rev. Jonathan Kerry, head of worship and learning at the Methodist church. "The challenge to the church is to join the conversation where people are, not waiting for them to come to us. We need to recover a sense of fun, and be more ready to listen than to judge." |
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